Bernard Lewis, scholar and political advisor, dead at 101
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Bernard Lewis, scholar and the "west's leading interpreter of the Middle East," died Sunday at the age of 101.Lewis was a leading scholar on Oriental and Middle Eastern studies. His study of antisemitism, Semites and Anti-Semites was a cry against Soviet and Arab attempts to delegitimize Israel. In other works, he argued Arab rage against Israel was disproportionate to other tragedies or injustices in the Muslim world.Though a champion for Israel, Lewis was an often controversial figure, on this subject and others. He was accused of being a "genocide denier" for his views on the Armenian genocide. His support of the Iraq War has also brought criticism.Details regarding Lewis's death have not yet been released.
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